We join Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks and other conservatives in urging CHQ readers to contact their Representative and Senators TODAY. The toll-free Capitol Switchboard is (1-866-220-0044) ask them to vote YES on the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3 and S. 2979.

The Federal Reserve is lashing out at Sen. Rand Paul’s plan to give Congress more oversight over the central bank, a proposal that could gain traction in the new Republican-led Congress.The Kentucky Republican reintroduced his “Audit the Fed” legislation last month with 30 co-sponsors, including other potential 2016 GOP hopefuls, Sens.